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If the u.s. does act militarily against the syrian regime, what does it electric like and how are you so confident that there will not be a response that causes the slippery slope argument that more military intervention will be needed. this is the end of military intervention for the united states and syria and not just the beginning? >> chuck, first of all, this is the objective. its to deter the use of chemical weapons and the capabilities to use them. its not an objective to inflict regime c...

Avoiding a run off. they love to hate their own fight. we will fill the well-worn shoes. almost 50 years after his assassination, we will look at president kennedys foreign policy including things that stand out about syria. liberal interventionism. good morning from washington. its monday, september 9th, 2013. lets get right to the first read of the morning. president obama confronts what may well be the most important 48 hours of his second term. a full-fledged political crisis on his hands an...

Reporting within a matter of days. the fact is it coincides with the timeline in terms of the votes moving forward. we dont feel like there is a need to extend for a matter of months to tell us what everybody in the world knows. chemical weapons were used in syria. >> if you anyhow it couldnt pass congress, it is better for the foreign policy to withdraw the request? >> no. this is an issue where the president feels strongly that members of congress should take a vote. the fact of the matter is ...

Decisions. the difference today as we see it. >> maybe thats partly the difference between politics. there was less transparency. if you look at syria versus the bay of pigs which was kennedys disaster, there was not a public debate about the bay of pigs like there is about syria. this president is operating in a very different environment. >> its interesting when you think about that with the last liberal hawk. its whether they took three years to convince his party to intervene. that situation...

Today, killing six people in the city of daraa. syrian state tv tells a different story. it reports that armed thugs attacked police. the newscast showed weapons and ammunition allegedly stored at the mosque. black smoke poured from reactor number three at the fukushima nuclear plant today. now, authorities, theyre not sure why that happened. they evacuated workers, but they say radiation levels have not spiked. despite constant setbacks, crews say they are making some progress. >> translator:...

Replace him? >> this is one of the key questions, not just for syria but other questions in the region that are experiencing a similar type of unrest. when we talk about syria, we have to stress the fact that for the u.s., syria is a key player in the middle east despite asab being called a state backer of terrorism, the fact is he has links to lebanon, he has links to iran. hes someone who has tried to come out of years of isolation to the midwest. he also tried to get closer ties to the u.s. a...

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Prove to be. were zeroing in on three other countries as well, yemen, egypt and syria. i want to head to yemen first, a country that could gain steam as a dangerous hotbed for al qaeda. michael holmes is here to talk about the looming threat and the unrest that this country poses. yemen was on our radar, we realized this was back in the christmas -- the attempted christmas bombing, what many people call the underwear bomber, and we know that this is a potential threat, a hotbed for terrorist act...

Were going to take a closer look at the situation in syria. and president obama speaks to cnn about some of the pressing issues of the day, including that military operation in libya. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. premier of the packed bag. you know when to hold em... and how to fold em. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above and still pay the mid-size price. here we are... [ male an...

Ask syria. were going to start with syria, the main rebel ally. they call them the state sponsor of terror and financial backer to hezbollah. and bigger protests are now expected on friday. were live in abagabi. do we anticipate this is going to turn into something that could be violent, a bloody conflict? >> well, suzanne, today was already a bloody day. nearly six people killed when security forces opened fire on protestors gathered at a mosque. state television in syria actually had a differe...